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2027 Best Value Natural Resources Management & Policy Schools in Florida

[Natural Resources Management & Policy](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/natural-resource-management/natural-resources-management-and-policy/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for natural resources management & policy students.

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• Best Value Natural Resources Management & Policy Schools in Florida

2027 Best Value Natural Resources Management & Policy Schools in Florida

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the natural resources management & policy degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Natural Resources Management & Policy Schools

1

Everglades University
Boca Raton, FL

$21,680 In-State Tuition & Fees

$47,000 Avg Student Debt

$47,597 Median Earnings (10yr)

Everglades University earned the #1 spot for value among natural resources management & policy schools in Florida. Set in the city of Boca Raton, Everglades University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $21,680 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for natural resources management & policy graduates is $47,000. Soon after graduation, natural resources management & policy degree recipients from Everglades University generally make around $41,859. That is a strong return on a $47,000 median debt. Everglades University admits about 82% of applicants.

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University Of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

$62,616 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,750 Avg Student Debt

$75,328 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Miami is a great value for students pursuing a degree in natural resources management & policy, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, University Of Miami is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $62,616. Typical student debt for natural resources management & policy graduates is $17,750. Early-career natural resources management & policy graduates make about $41,886. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 19% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.